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Bachelor's+10% vs national median534 grads tracked

Biology, General at SUNY Cortland

Ranked 42nd of 398 bachelor's programs in Biology, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,710
middle 50%: $24,084 – $45,052
Median · 5 years out
$67,536
middle 50%: $46,924 – $91,987
Median · 10 years out
$86,609
middle 50%: $65,796 – $118,570

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Biology, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of SUNY Cortland's bachelor's program in Biology, General earn a median $33,710 one year after graduating, rising to $86,609 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $61,152 for this field, ranking 42nd of 398 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,338 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of Saint Benedict
$67,740 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$67,680 · 5 yrs out
Lewis University
$67,664 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$67,660 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$67,560 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$67,432 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$67,360 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$67,307 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater State University
$67,199 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$67,110 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$67,104 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Cortland

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$69,527 · 5 yrs out
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's)
$66,839 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$66,741 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,110 · 5 yrs out
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,697 · 5 yrs out
Criminology (Bachelor's)
$65,514 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out

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